Helicopter Egg Drop

It was pretty easy to find the Easter eggs Saturday at Whataburger Field. They were falling from the sky. More than 6,900 people were at Whataburger Field Saturday, ready to let their children hunt for more than 20,000 candy colored eggs dropped from a helicopter.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of kids and parents pick up Easter eggs dropped at Whataburger Field on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of kids and parents gather Easter eggs dropped by a helicopter at Whataburger Field on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times The gates to Whataburger Field could not open soon enough for Emma O’Malley, 3, carried by her dad, Steve O’Malley.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of Easter eggs are dropped by a helicopter onto Whataburger Field Saturday morning.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of Easter eggs are dropped by a helicopter over Whataburger Field on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of children wait to hear ‘go’ to rush the field and pick Easter eggs dropped by a helicopter at Whataburger Field on Saturday.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Thousands of people lined up at the front entrance of Whataburger Field on Saturday. Lines stretched nearly a quarter mile to participate in a helicopter Easter egg drop inside. Summit Church sponsored the event.

George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times Saryiah Muniz, 4, waits with her mother, Jennifer Muniz, for the helicopter to arrive to drop Easter eggs.